APH Fic Different chapter 2
Title: Different
Author/Artist: Me!
Character(s) or Pairing(s): Some GermanyxLiechtenstein, Denmark
Rating: T
Warnings: None I think.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: Arthur Kirkland is a well known vampire. Ludwig is a vampire hunter with a grudge against him and a desire for revenge. One that he will fulfill even if he needs to sleep until the 21st century before he awakens to obtain it.
Ludwig watched as the tailor draped the fabric around Lilia. From hearing snippets of their talk it seemed the dress would take close to two years to create.
"Lilia." Ludwig suddenly said causing both women to look up at him. "May I have a moment with you? In private?"
At Lilias nod the tailor picked up her sewing instruments and pins before slipping out of the room.
"What's wrong?" Lilia asked.
"The situation with the elders. What they want me to do." Ludwig said. "I honestly do not know what to do."
Lilia pulled the fabric that was wrapped around her body to the floor. Stepping over it she walked to Ludwig.
"The fact that you are questioning what to do." she said, sitting beside him. "It shows that the need for revenge you had has lessened and you have started to think of a future for us, otherwise you would have jumped at the opportunity."
Ludwig tilted his head back and sighed. "Is it so wrong that I wish to live my own life with you? And not according to them?"
"There is nothing wrong with that." Lilia said. "However you are their last option."
"What is it that you want me to do?" he finally asked.
Lilia took his hand in hers and pressed it against her chest, above her heart. "This wants you to stay here with me." She raised his hand to her head. "But understand that you need to go." She kissed his palm and placed it on her lap. "It is up to you, I will follow you regardless."
"What about the wedding?" Ludwig asked.
Lilia smiled. "Oh, we will have it. The wedding has been in plan long before they thought of this." she then said quietly. "And I wish to be your wife and no one else's."
Ludwig took her hands in his. "I love you." he said blushing lightly.
Two red spots appeared on Lilias cheeks. "I love you too."
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"Let us stay that I will agree to this." Ludwig said. "What exactly will happen?"
"You will be placed in a coffin, wrapped in chains, and all of it carved in runes." Dmitri said. "The runes are to ensure that you will sleep until the chains are removed and keep both the inside and outside of your body in perfect condition. As it was the day you went in."
"How long will I sleep?"
Lexus shrugged. "For as long until Arthur Kirkland returns. The association shall take care of the coffin until the time arrives."
"You said that this will take three years to make." Ludwig said. "What of my wedding?"
"What of it?"
"I wish to have it. My betrothed and I have been waiting for twenty-two years. Forgive me however that overlaps the time of your desires." Ludwig said.
Before either Dmitri or Lexus could snap at him Archaic said "we will of course allow you to marry the girl, it is the least we can do."
Ludwig sighed as he massaged his temple. "Why me?"
Archaic sighed as well. "Because there is truly no other choice. Aside from your father you are the closest to the bloodline which drank the blood of the vampire. That un-human blood is extraordinarily powerful, something that will diminish over time."
Archaic folded his hands on his lap. "You know the history of your blood, yes?"
"Nearly one hundred and fifty years ago a vampire broke away from all the covens and its own kind." Ludwig repeated from memory. "The vampire explained the secrets of vampires and therefore furthering our own knowledge of the enemy. Once he told everything he then gave his own blood to the Hunters, giving until he died. One hundred Hunters agreed to drink it. Ten of them went insane while the others changed. They had the strength, speed, magical abilities, and healing factors of the vampires with a very small desire to drink human blood and retaining their humanity, their beating hearts, and naturally dying. My grandfather was one of the Hunters that obtained those powers."
Archaic nodded. "You are the third generation, the only third generation with grandparents, father, and mother who have the vampire blood. And although your wife is the same your offspring will be weaker."
Archaic smiled kindly, yet sadly, at Ludwig.
"Trust me, my child; we would not be doing this if we had any other choice."
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Lilia tried to keep her hands steady as she continued her embroidery. Ludwig was leaning against the wall watching her.
"So you're going to do it." Lilia repeated.
"Yes, it is unfortunately the right choice." Ludwig said.
Lilia nodded as she kept her eyes on the pattern. "And you are to be sealed for how long?"
"They say at least one hundred years, however more is a possibility."
Lilia nodded again silently.
"The wedding still on, we will get married."
She nodded.
"Lilia." he whispered. "This, I, am their only hope."
Lilia started to nod before she burst into tears.
Ludwig immediately crossed the room and embraced her tightly.
"It's going to be okay." Ludwig murmured. "It's going to be okay."
Lilia was clutching onto Ludwig. "I'm going to miss you so much."
"I am going to miss you as well." Ludwig said as he wiped away her tears.
"Ludwig, listen to me." Lilia said suddenly, grabbing his hands. "Please, listen. When you kill Kirkland, do it because it needs to be done. Not because of revenge."
"I don't know if I can promise you that." Ludwig said.
Lilia tightened her grip on his hands. "At least promise me that you will remember and at least consider my words." she pleaded.
Ludwig nodded. "That at least I can promise."
Lilia nodded before she finally embraced him.
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Year: 1348 AD
"Within two days the coffin shall be ready for you." Matthias said, leaning against the wall watching his cousin.
"I would rather not talk of that today." Ludwig said. He tried to finish his tie.
"Cousin, I don't know if I am still going to be here after the wedding so I wish to say this now." Matthias said as he stepped forward to take over with the tie. "Good luck in your future my cousin. Slay this vampire that plagues us."
"Don't tell her that I told you." he added. "But Lilia has gone to your friends and family and had them write letters to you to read when you wake up."
Ludwig sighed. "Please Matthias. I do not wish to talk of this. Not today of all days."
Mathias nodded and clapped Ludwig on the shoulder as he finished the tie. "Sorry."
A girl entered the room wearing a blue gown. "It is time." she said simply.
Mathias grinned while Ludwig smiled. "Time to get married. You've only been waiting for twenty-five years."
Soon enough Ludwig was standing in the front of the alter and Lilia was walking towards him in the beautiful white dress. They recited their vows and exchanged the rings. All was sealed with a kiss, both of their first kisses.
There was dancing, singing, and an appropriate amount of drinking. The food was wonderfully prepared and everyone was smiling and congratulating the bride and groom.
And if anyone noticed how tight the bride and groom were holding onto one another at times no one made a remark of it.
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Ludwig watched Lilia through hooded eyes. She was lying on his bare chest, they both could feel their wonderful first sensation of skin to skin contact, and her hand idly played around her stomach.
"I hope I become pregnant from this." she said softly. "I want to have your child."
"My parents and yours will help you if anything, if you do become pregnant." Ludwig said, trailing his fingers over her arm.
Lilia sighed as she brought the blanket up to cover the both of them.
"I love you." she said. "Please remember that."
"And you remember that I love you." Ludwig said.
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"Along with your coffin there is another that holds your preferred weapons and the personal belongings that you have brought." Archaic said. "Your wife has added quite a bundle with what she has gathered and she wished for you to have."
Ludwig nodded as he watched his fellow Hunters wrap the chains around him.
"These chains and the coffin itself will keep you safe and will not allow time to touch you. You will wake up as if it were moments since you went to sleep." Archaic continued. "Only through the elders will the magic that is needed to awaken you will be passed."
Ludwig kept his gaze on the ground as the chains continued around his body. Before his legs were wrapped he was led to and lay in the coffin where they continued to be wrapped.
"I have no doubt that the world will be different upon your awakening." Archaic said gently. "Please take it easy in the beginning."
Ludwig nodded his arms were folded against his chest and his entire body was enwrapped in the chains. From what he could see of the coffin runes were carved into every inch of the metal and wood combination.
"Ones the lid is closed it will take three minutes for the magic to take full control." Archaic said staring down at Ludwig. "During that time please try to relax and keep your mind off of what is happening."
Thankfully he could still feel the ring on his finger. The ring that Lilia had placed on him claiming him as hers.
Archaic brushed his hand against Ludwig's head. "Good luck my child, you shall need it."
With that final departure archaic walked back and lid was placed on the top, leaving Ludwig in the dark and with limited air supply.
He tried not to think of the darkness and the stuffy air. He tried not to think of the next time he awoke most likely everyone he had ever knew would be dead.
He tried not to think if Lilia truly was pregnant with a child he would never see.
Even with his enhanced hearing he could hear through the coffin the chanting of the elders. Slowly the runes inside the coffin started to glow as well.
Ludwig tried to remember the wedding. How beautiful Lilia looked in her wedding dress. The night after when they had made love. He felt a tear fall down from the corner of one of his eyes downwards. He closed his eyes in an attempt to ensure no more would follow.
Before he realized what had happened there was a flash of light from behind his eyelids and soon he fell into unconsciousness.
Author/Artist: Me!
Character(s) or Pairing(s): Some GermanyxLiechtenstein, Denmark
Rating: T
Warnings: None I think.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: Arthur Kirkland is a well known vampire. Ludwig is a vampire hunter with a grudge against him and a desire for revenge. One that he will fulfill even if he needs to sleep until the 21st century before he awakens to obtain it.
Ludwig watched as the tailor draped the fabric around Lilia. From hearing snippets of their talk it seemed the dress would take close to two years to create.
"Lilia." Ludwig suddenly said causing both women to look up at him. "May I have a moment with you? In private?"
At Lilias nod the tailor picked up her sewing instruments and pins before slipping out of the room.
"What's wrong?" Lilia asked.
"The situation with the elders. What they want me to do." Ludwig said. "I honestly do not know what to do."
Lilia pulled the fabric that was wrapped around her body to the floor. Stepping over it she walked to Ludwig.
"The fact that you are questioning what to do." she said, sitting beside him. "It shows that the need for revenge you had has lessened and you have started to think of a future for us, otherwise you would have jumped at the opportunity."
Ludwig tilted his head back and sighed. "Is it so wrong that I wish to live my own life with you? And not according to them?"
"There is nothing wrong with that." Lilia said. "However you are their last option."
"What is it that you want me to do?" he finally asked.
Lilia took his hand in hers and pressed it against her chest, above her heart. "This wants you to stay here with me." She raised his hand to her head. "But understand that you need to go." She kissed his palm and placed it on her lap. "It is up to you, I will follow you regardless."
"What about the wedding?" Ludwig asked.
Lilia smiled. "Oh, we will have it. The wedding has been in plan long before they thought of this." she then said quietly. "And I wish to be your wife and no one else's."
Ludwig took her hands in his. "I love you." he said blushing lightly.
Two red spots appeared on Lilias cheeks. "I love you too."
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"Let us stay that I will agree to this." Ludwig said. "What exactly will happen?"
"You will be placed in a coffin, wrapped in chains, and all of it carved in runes." Dmitri said. "The runes are to ensure that you will sleep until the chains are removed and keep both the inside and outside of your body in perfect condition. As it was the day you went in."
"How long will I sleep?"
Lexus shrugged. "For as long until Arthur Kirkland returns. The association shall take care of the coffin until the time arrives."
"You said that this will take three years to make." Ludwig said. "What of my wedding?"
"What of it?"
"I wish to have it. My betrothed and I have been waiting for twenty-two years. Forgive me however that overlaps the time of your desires." Ludwig said.
Before either Dmitri or Lexus could snap at him Archaic said "we will of course allow you to marry the girl, it is the least we can do."
Ludwig sighed as he massaged his temple. "Why me?"
Archaic sighed as well. "Because there is truly no other choice. Aside from your father you are the closest to the bloodline which drank the blood of the vampire. That un-human blood is extraordinarily powerful, something that will diminish over time."
Archaic folded his hands on his lap. "You know the history of your blood, yes?"
"Nearly one hundred and fifty years ago a vampire broke away from all the covens and its own kind." Ludwig repeated from memory. "The vampire explained the secrets of vampires and therefore furthering our own knowledge of the enemy. Once he told everything he then gave his own blood to the Hunters, giving until he died. One hundred Hunters agreed to drink it. Ten of them went insane while the others changed. They had the strength, speed, magical abilities, and healing factors of the vampires with a very small desire to drink human blood and retaining their humanity, their beating hearts, and naturally dying. My grandfather was one of the Hunters that obtained those powers."
Archaic nodded. "You are the third generation, the only third generation with grandparents, father, and mother who have the vampire blood. And although your wife is the same your offspring will be weaker."
Archaic smiled kindly, yet sadly, at Ludwig.
"Trust me, my child; we would not be doing this if we had any other choice."
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Lilia tried to keep her hands steady as she continued her embroidery. Ludwig was leaning against the wall watching her.
"So you're going to do it." Lilia repeated.
"Yes, it is unfortunately the right choice." Ludwig said.
Lilia nodded as she kept her eyes on the pattern. "And you are to be sealed for how long?"
"They say at least one hundred years, however more is a possibility."
Lilia nodded again silently.
"The wedding still on, we will get married."
She nodded.
"Lilia." he whispered. "This, I, am their only hope."
Lilia started to nod before she burst into tears.
Ludwig immediately crossed the room and embraced her tightly.
"It's going to be okay." Ludwig murmured. "It's going to be okay."
Lilia was clutching onto Ludwig. "I'm going to miss you so much."
"I am going to miss you as well." Ludwig said as he wiped away her tears.
"Ludwig, listen to me." Lilia said suddenly, grabbing his hands. "Please, listen. When you kill Kirkland, do it because it needs to be done. Not because of revenge."
"I don't know if I can promise you that." Ludwig said.
Lilia tightened her grip on his hands. "At least promise me that you will remember and at least consider my words." she pleaded.
Ludwig nodded. "That at least I can promise."
Lilia nodded before she finally embraced him.
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Year: 1348 AD
"Within two days the coffin shall be ready for you." Matthias said, leaning against the wall watching his cousin.
"I would rather not talk of that today." Ludwig said. He tried to finish his tie.
"Cousin, I don't know if I am still going to be here after the wedding so I wish to say this now." Matthias said as he stepped forward to take over with the tie. "Good luck in your future my cousin. Slay this vampire that plagues us."
"Don't tell her that I told you." he added. "But Lilia has gone to your friends and family and had them write letters to you to read when you wake up."
Ludwig sighed. "Please Matthias. I do not wish to talk of this. Not today of all days."
Mathias nodded and clapped Ludwig on the shoulder as he finished the tie. "Sorry."
A girl entered the room wearing a blue gown. "It is time." she said simply.
Mathias grinned while Ludwig smiled. "Time to get married. You've only been waiting for twenty-five years."
Soon enough Ludwig was standing in the front of the alter and Lilia was walking towards him in the beautiful white dress. They recited their vows and exchanged the rings. All was sealed with a kiss, both of their first kisses.
There was dancing, singing, and an appropriate amount of drinking. The food was wonderfully prepared and everyone was smiling and congratulating the bride and groom.
And if anyone noticed how tight the bride and groom were holding onto one another at times no one made a remark of it.
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Ludwig watched Lilia through hooded eyes. She was lying on his bare chest, they both could feel their wonderful first sensation of skin to skin contact, and her hand idly played around her stomach.
"I hope I become pregnant from this." she said softly. "I want to have your child."
"My parents and yours will help you if anything, if you do become pregnant." Ludwig said, trailing his fingers over her arm.
Lilia sighed as she brought the blanket up to cover the both of them.
"I love you." she said. "Please remember that."
"And you remember that I love you." Ludwig said.
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"Along with your coffin there is another that holds your preferred weapons and the personal belongings that you have brought." Archaic said. "Your wife has added quite a bundle with what she has gathered and she wished for you to have."
Ludwig nodded as he watched his fellow Hunters wrap the chains around him.
"These chains and the coffin itself will keep you safe and will not allow time to touch you. You will wake up as if it were moments since you went to sleep." Archaic continued. "Only through the elders will the magic that is needed to awaken you will be passed."
Ludwig kept his gaze on the ground as the chains continued around his body. Before his legs were wrapped he was led to and lay in the coffin where they continued to be wrapped.
"I have no doubt that the world will be different upon your awakening." Archaic said gently. "Please take it easy in the beginning."
Ludwig nodded his arms were folded against his chest and his entire body was enwrapped in the chains. From what he could see of the coffin runes were carved into every inch of the metal and wood combination.
"Ones the lid is closed it will take three minutes for the magic to take full control." Archaic said staring down at Ludwig. "During that time please try to relax and keep your mind off of what is happening."
Thankfully he could still feel the ring on his finger. The ring that Lilia had placed on him claiming him as hers.
Archaic brushed his hand against Ludwig's head. "Good luck my child, you shall need it."
With that final departure archaic walked back and lid was placed on the top, leaving Ludwig in the dark and with limited air supply.
He tried not to think of the darkness and the stuffy air. He tried not to think of the next time he awoke most likely everyone he had ever knew would be dead.
He tried not to think if Lilia truly was pregnant with a child he would never see.
Even with his enhanced hearing he could hear through the coffin the chanting of the elders. Slowly the runes inside the coffin started to glow as well.
Ludwig tried to remember the wedding. How beautiful Lilia looked in her wedding dress. The night after when they had made love. He felt a tear fall down from the corner of one of his eyes downwards. He closed his eyes in an attempt to ensure no more would follow.
Before he realized what had happened there was a flash of light from behind his eyelids and soon he fell into unconsciousness.